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2013-2014 Scholarship Application is Open

Posted 01.02.13

Who Should Apply???

High school seniors planning to attend college, current college students, graduate students, and professional students too! There are over one million dollars in awards available across forty unique scholarship programs.

Central Scholarship awards hundreds of scholarships to outstanding students just like you! Apply by April 1st to be considered for multiple scholarship awards ranging from $1,500 to $10,000.

GENERAL SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA

Maryland Resident (or reside within 200 miles of Baltimore City)

US Citizen or Permanent Resident

Family income below $90,000

GPA of 2.7 or higher to be competitive

Enrolled in, or applying to, an accredited US college/university

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

This year, in addition to the General Application 2013 which qualifies you for over 40 scholarship programs, Central Scholarship has a new matching feature to pair you with very specific scholarships that may fit you!

Note: Semi-finalists will be contacted on a rolling basis in June and early July.

To apply, you will need to have a resume and your Student Aid Report (SAR) which can be accessed at www.fafsa.ed.gov

Our scholarship deadline is closed for 2013. It re-opens on January 1, 2014. Most of our scholarships are offered to Maryland residents. However, we do have several programs that are available to Washington DC residents. We encourage you to apply and we will screen you for multiple programs available to DC residents.

Thanks for your question. Students should be sure to keep an eye on their email because we only use alternate email addresses in cases when the main e-mail address is not available. Scholarship decisions will be made by July 18th. Students should check their spam folder if they are not receiving notification from Central Scholarship by July 18th.